Device for creasing trousers



Oct. 24, 1939. R 'Y 2,177,124

DEVICE FOR CREASING TRQUSERS ori inal Filed Jan. 12, 1937 Patented Oct.24, 1939 PATENT OFFECE DEVICE FOR CREASING TROUSERS R B. Worden,Granger, Wash.

Application January 12, 1937, Serial No. 120,293

Renewed March 21,1939

4 Claims.

This invention relatesto improvements in devices for creasing trousersand pertains particularly to a device which may be made in a size whichwill facilitate its easy portability.

The primary object of thepresent invention is to provide a novel pantspressing or crease forming device which may be applied to the pants andleft thereon while the same are laid aside so that when they are to beworn, they will be properly rm creased and stretched.

Another object of the invention is to pro: vide a device of the abovedescribed character having a novel means for gripping and holdingtogether the front and rear of both legs of the 1:5 trousers whereby asingle pressure applying unit may be used for forming the front creasesof the two legs and a second single unit may be employed for forming thecreases at the rear of the two legs.

H The invention broadly contemplates the provision of an elongatedleaved unit and a gripping unit associated therewith, by means of whichtwo creases may be simultaneously formed. Each leaved unit and pressureapplying unit takes care 1.5 of the formation of two creases, therebeing one pair of these units at-the front of the trousers and anotherpair at the rear'of the trousers. In association with the two pairs ofunits are spreader devices by means of which the cloth of the 30trousers between the creases may be held tight While the creasers are inuse.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a portablecreasing device for trousers which is adapted to be folded with thetrousers 55 after having been applied thereto so that the trousers maybe transported conveniently in a suitcase, trunk or similar device.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed descrip- 40 tion taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing forming part of this specification, with theunderstanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strictconformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed ormodified so long as such changes or modifications marl: no materialdeparture from the salient features of the invention as expressed in theappended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of the device partly assembled andshown applied to a pairof trousers.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 M of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view in perspective of one end of one side portion of thedevice.

Figure 4 is a section on the line #i4"of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig- 5 ure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein like numerals ofreference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,the numeral l designates a pair of trousers to which is shown appliedthe creasing device embodying the present invention. This creasingdevice consists of two parts which are duplicates one of the other, onepart being used to crease at one time the two legs of the trousers atthe front, while the other part is employed in the same manner at theback of the trousers. Each of these parts consists of a leaved unit,which is indicated generally by the numeral 2, and a gripping unit whichis indicated generally by the numeral 3, and which is used inassociation with the leaved unit. Each leaved unit comprises a centralleaf 1 and the two outer leaves 5, each of these three leaves beingprovided along one edge with the integrally formed hinge sleeves orknuckles t, which are engaged to bring them into alinement to facilitatethe extension therethrough of the rod 7 which serves as a hinge pin onwhich the leaves oscillate and is a means for retaining the leaves ininterconnected relation.

The central leaf of each unit 2 is perfectly flat, while the outerleaves between which the central leaf is located, are transverselybowed, the convex sides thereof being in opposed relation with theintermediate or center leaf 4 so that when the free edges of the outerleaves are drawn together, the convex surfaces will exert considerablepressure against the sides of the center leaf and consequently againstany body which is interposed between the outer leaves of the centerleaf, such as the cloth material of the trouser leg.

The rod 5 at each end is formed into an eye 8, the purpose of which willbe hereinafter described.

The gripping device 3 is in the form of an elongated channel ofsubstantially U-shaped cross section, thus giving to it the spacedsubstantially parallel walls 9, which are connected by the integralintermediate yoke portion Hi. The free edges of the sides 9 of thegripper are turned inwardly to form the flanges H and the gripper unit 3is of sufficient depth to slide over the leaved unit 2 so as tocompletely house the lat- 55 ter and engage the free edges of the outerleaves in the grooves II.

The units 2 and 3 may be formed of sufficient length to extend the fulllength of the crease which is to be formed in each trouser leg or theymay be made in shorter sections and arranged in end to end relation whenin use. While the illustration of the invention shows two completedevices at the front of the trousers I and 2 and at the rear, it is tobe understood that the invention is not confined-to the formation of thedevices in short portions or in pairs, as illustrated, but that theremay be a single complete device at the front and a complete one at therear, if desired.

At one end of the leaved unit 2 which may be nearest the bottom of thetrousers when two units are used in alinement in the manner shown, or atthe end of the unit which engages the cuffs of the trousers when asingle device is used, the outer leaves are transversely divided to formthe short independent portions 5a. These portions engage over the cuffsof the trousers. This takes care of the increased thickness of thematerial at this end of the garment so that when the gripping unit 3 isplaced in position, the longer portions of the outer leaves may beforced in further than those portions between which The gripper 3 isthen slid longitudinally over the unit 2 and being of substantiallyrigid material andhaving the free edges thereof arranged in relativelyclose relation, the free edges of the leaves 5 will be forced togetherand thus tightly compress the material of the legs of the trousersbetween the outer leaves and the central leaf along the area adjacent tothe hinge connection between the leaves.

After the two complete devices have been applied to the front and rearof the trousers, a centrally looped spreader spring I2 is engagedbetween the adjacent eyes 8 at the bottom of the garment, asillustrated. This spreader spring may be provided with hooks at eachend, as indiso designed that it must be placed under tension 7 in orderto engage the hooks in the eyes, thus when the spring is released, itsnormal tendency to straighten out will create a stretching action uponthe material of the trouser legs between the front and rear creasingdevices. An eye I4 is formed at the center of the spreader spring tofacilitate hanging up the garment.

At the opposite end of the garment, a similar spreader spring I5 isconnected betweenthe adjacent eyes 8 of the devices, this spring beingprovided also with hooks at its ends, as indicated at It, to engage inthe eyes. However, this spring need not have the hanger loop, such as isindicated by the numeral HI in the spring I2 but may 7 center eyes ofthe front and rear pairs of the devices. This central spring forms thedouble function of coupling the adjacent ends of the devices togetherand exerting a spreading or stretching action upon the material of thegarment intermediate its ends.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that with a device of thecharacter herein described, a pair of trousers may receive a continu ouspressing application While being stored away so thatwhen they are to beused they will be found completely and properly creased. It will also beapparent that the device herein described "is of simple construction andmay be economiresilient and transversely bowed with the convex facesopposing the center leaf, and an elongated longitudinally channeledinflexible casing formed to have said unit inserted thereinto from oneend thereof and so constructed and arranged as to contact the outerleaves along the longitudinal edges thereof remote from the pivotalcoupling therebetween andforce the outer leaves inwardly against thecenter leaf, the casing being of a width less than the distance betweenthe said edges of the leaves before the casing is applied.

2. A crease formingdevice for trousers, comprising an elongated unithaving three leaves pivotally coupled together along longitudinal edgesto be separated for the insertion of portions of the legs of thetrousers, the outer ones of said leaves being resiliently andtransversely bowed with the convex faces opposing the center leaf, aninflexible compressing member of substantially U-shaped cross sectionaldesign adapted to receive said unit with the free edges of the leavesdisposed adjacent the outer edges of the member and inwardly directedgrooves along the said outer edges of said member in which the freelongitudinal edges of the outer leaves are engaged, said member whenengaging the unit forcing the outer leaves thereof together to compressthe inserted trouser legmaterial between the outer leaves and the centerleaf.

3. A cloth creaser of the character described comprising an elongatedflat leaf of material, a resilient transversely bowed leaf lying uponeach side of the flat leaf, the three leaves being formed along one edgeof the groupto provide interconnected hinge knuckles, a pivot pinjoining said knuckles, the bowed leaves having their convex sidesopposing the flat leaf, a member of 'U-shape having a width from theyoke of the U to the ends thereof slightly greater than the width of theleaves and receiving the leaves between its sides whereby the joinededges are adjacent said yoke and the free edges of the outer leaves lieinwardly of the free ends of the U, and inwardly directed channelsformed at the said ends of the U into which the free edges of the bowedleaves are engaged, the said joined leaves being inserted longitudinallyand between the sides of the U member and the width of the U memberbeing less than the distance between the free edges of the bowed leavesbefore the leaves are inserted whereby the said leaves are flexedinwardly by the U member.

4. A crease forming device for trousers, comprising an elongated plate,a pair of plates of corresponding width and length having the firstplate therebetween, said pair of plates being resilient and transverselybowed with the convex faces opposing the first plate, pivotal meanscoupling the plates together along longitudinal edges thereoffacilitating movement of the outer plates relative to the first plate onan axis extending longitudinally of the plates, and an elongatedlongitudinally channeled compressing unit into Which the plates arelongitudinally inserted, said unit being so constructed and arranged asto effect the forcing together of the free longitudinal edges of thesaid pair of plates to compress trousers legs interposed between themand the first-mentioned plate.

R B. WORDEN.

